The Jena Giants will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Rapides Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Jena's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Rapides has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, Jena had just enough and edged Grant out 2-1.
Jena saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cydney Parker, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Rapides' offense. They suffered a tough 16-0 loss at the hands of Grace Christian on Thursday.
Rapides saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Vandertwepen, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Jena is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Rapides, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Rapides' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Jena hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Rapides, though, as they've only averaged .228. Will they be able to contain Jena's hitters?
Jena was able to grind out a solid win over Rapides when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 9-4. Will Jena repeat their success, or does Rapides have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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